
Season 4
Episodes
1. The Vaqueros
1961-10-02
A bandit imprisons Lucas and Mark.
2. First Wages
1961-10-09
Lucas tries to find out why Mark has taken a job as a stableboy.
3. Sheer Terror
1961-09-16
Mark and Milly are held prisoner in her general store when two gunmen attempt a daring robbery.
4. The Stand-In
1961-10-23
Lucas is taken hostage by two prison wagon drivers angered that he won't give them more whiskey.
5. The Journey Back
1961-10-30
Mark goes to work for Will Temple, a badly scarred and very mysterious rancher.
6. The Decision
1961-11-06
Corey Hazlett insists he's innocent of murder, despite Lucas's eyewitness testimony.
7. Knight Errant
1961-11-13
Lucas tries to dissuade a latter-day knight from rushing into battle.
8. Honest Abe
1961-11-20
Able Lincoln's claim that he's the Great Emancipator himself amuses everyone except Matt Yorty.
9. The Long Goodbye
1961-11-27
Stubborn Grandpa Fogarty is Lucas's main roadblock as he tries to get young Woody Fogarty to attend school.
10. The Shattered Idol
1961-12-04
Mark Twain visits Southfork, and quickly alienates the townspeople.
11. Long Gun From Tucson
1961-12-11
Lucas tries to stop embittered John Holliver from venting his wrath on the people who expelled him from town years before.
12. The High Country
1961-12-18
Lucas becomes the target of a vengeful mountaineer.
13. A Friend in Need
1961-12-25
Mark finds himself the unwilling companion of gunman Carl Avery.
14. Skull
1962-01-01
Lucas seeks an escape when he's captured by outlaws while seeking help for an injured Mark.
15. The Princess
1962-01-08
The Queen-to-be of France hides out in Northfork.
16. Gunfire
1962-01-15
When an expected lawman doesn't arrive from Denver, several gunfighters arrive in North Fork and cause trouble.
17. The Quiet Fear
1962-01-22
Lucas's old Army pal settles in North Fork with his deaf daughter.

18. Sporting Chance
1962-01-29
An Englishman arrives with a custom-made rifle—and a plan to kill Lucas.

19. A Young Man's Fancy
1962-02-05
The pangs of first love are painful for Mark: the object of his affections has eyes for another.

20. The Man from Salinas
1962-02-12
Banker Hamilton is closing up for the day when Rudy Gray persuades him to stay open for one more transaction - a withdrawal at gunpoint.

21. Two Ounces of Tin
1962-02-19
Sammy Davis Jr. stars as Tip Corey, son of a man allegedly murdered in North Fork.

22. Deadly Image
1962-02-26
Lucas has double trouble: his lookalike is tearing up the town.

23. The Debt
1962-03-05
Mark learns that the prisoner Micah is escorting to the gallows is the man that saved his life three years previously.
24. The Tinhorn
1962-03-12
Mark is shocked when he discovers that his father is a poker player.
25. None So Blind
1962-03-19
Mark befriends singer-banjoist Lafayette Bly, a blind man with an acute sense of hearing—and a very strong grip.
26. Jealous Man
1962-03-26
No overview available.
27. Guilty Conscience
1962-04-02
No one's more surprised than Micah when newcomer Leota Carraway claims he's her long-lost husband and the father of her child.
28. Day of Reckoning
1962-04-09
Lucas is torn by conflicting emotions when he meets the town's new preacher—a former outlaw whom the Rifleman vowed to kill.
29. The Day the Town Slept
1962-04-16
The town of North Fork becomes a haven for outlaws when suave Ben Judson smooth-talks his way into the marshal's job.
30. Milly's Brother
1962-04-23
A veteran returns with tales of heroism and the fate of Milly's brother in the Civil War.
31. Outlaw's Shoes
1962-04-30
A head wound wipes out Lucas's memory, leaving him with only one clue: he's wearing an outlaw's gun.
32. The Executioner
1962-05-07
No overview available.